you will be expected to MEMORIZE a soliloquy and "perform" it for me
soliloquies with extra lines will not be worth any more in terms of marks
an unemotional recitation may earn you a 70%
full marks can be gained by conveying appropriate emotions
in addition, appropriate costumes and props may enhance your performance
Value: 10 marks
DUE DATE: January 24 (flip day!)
BELOW ARE SPEECHES FROM WHICH YOU MAY CHOOSE. The first words and last words of the speech are quoted.
the speech by Macbeth in Act V is the shortest speech out of the bunch. Consider it the "default" soliloquy.
I.v.16-31 Lady Macbeth: "Glamis thou art...crowned withal." I.v.39-54 Lady Macbeth: "The raven himself is hoarse...To cry "Hold, hold!" I.vii.1-28 Macbeth: "If it were done...and falls on th'other--" II.i.33-64 Macbeth: "Is this a dagger which I see...That summons thee to heaven, or to hell." II.iii.1-22 Porter: "Here's a knocking indeed!...I pray you, remember the porter." V.v.19-28 Macbeth: "Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow...Signifying nothing."
- MACBETH UNIT
Britain's royalty: the family treeSHAKESPEARE'S BACKGROUND
WAS THERE A REAL MACBETH?
- Will the Real Macbeth please stand up?
- Scottish Kings: a family tree
SETTING: MACBETH'S SCOTLAND- The Land of Macbeth: Macbeth's Scotland--cool interactive map! scroll over areas
PLOT SUMMARY- Plot overview
- Scene by Scene summary
FORGOT YOUR TEXT IN YOUR LOCKER?- No Fear Shakespeare: Macbeth online
CHAIN OF BEING THEORYMACBETH SOLILOQUY CHOICES
Instructions:
DUE DATE: January 24 (flip day!)
BELOW ARE SPEECHES FROM WHICH YOU MAY CHOOSE. The first words and last words of the speech are quoted.
the speech by Macbeth in Act V is the shortest speech out of the bunch. Consider it the "default" soliloquy.I.v.16-31 Lady Macbeth: "Glamis thou art...crowned withal." I.v.39-54 Lady Macbeth: "The raven himself is hoarse...To cry "Hold, hold!" I.vii.1-28 Macbeth: "If it were done...and falls on th'other--" II.i.33-64 Macbeth: "Is this a dagger which I see...That summons thee to heaven, or to hell." II.iii.1-22 Porter: "Here's a knocking indeed!...I pray you, remember the porter." V.v.19-28 Macbeth: "Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow...Signifying nothing."